Aleksander S. Popel

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc. provides health care services. The firm offers treatment for cancer, cardio vascular, neurosciences, orthopedic, arthritis, women's health and clinical services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

Trickle Up Program, Inc. is an organization that aims to end extreme poverty by partnering with women. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company believes that women are agents of change and key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. The organization invests in women and provides them with training and mentoring to build sustainable livelihoods and transform their futures. Trickle Up has reached many lives since 1979 and supports savings groups. The company works through partners and provide coaching in displaced contexts.

Ocuterra Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures drug products. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

University of Miami Health System offers healthcare services. It is comprised of three university hospitals, including its acute-care University of Miami Hospital, and specialty hospitals Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The company is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides health care services. It specializes in pediatrics, research, fetal surgery, pediatric oncology, pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, thoracic insufficiency syndrome, and pediatric airway disorders and transplants. The company was founded by Francis West Lewis in 1855 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

iVeena Delivery Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture of eye drops. It develops ocular drug products that eliminate the need to apply eye drops and painful injections. The company was founded by Balamurali Ambati and is headquartered in Salt Lake, UT.

Israel Biotech Fund (Israel Biotech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Yuval Cabilly, David Sidransky, and Gidon Zairi. The firm is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Affinivax, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company which develops novel conjugation technology. The company is headquartered in North Cambridge, MA.

Stellular Bio, Inc. develops technology to produce independent human platelets from human induced pluripotent stem cells. The company was founded by Jonathan Thon, Joseph Italiano and Sven Karlsson in 2014 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

ImVax, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Perceptive Advisors (Private Equity) (Perceptive Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Perceptive Advisors LLC founded in 1999 by Joseph Eric Edelman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Azura Ophthalmics Ltd. develops therapies for meibomian gland dysfunction. It offers a portfolio of compounds in combination with a novel drug delivery platform to advance a portfolio of treatments for meibomian gland dysfunction. The company was founded by Yair Alster in 1980 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Barer & Son Capital LLC (Barer & Son Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Sol Barer. The firm is headquartered in Mendham, New Jersey.

Xontogeny LLC operates biotech aggregator company. The firm offers entrepreneurs with guidance and operational support in drug and technology development. The company was founded by Christopher Nishan Garabedian and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Vivonoetics, Inc. data analysis consulting and software company that engages in the manufacturing of wearable sensor physiological monitoring solutions for research and clinical trials. The company is headquartered in Newport Coast, CA.

Hibiscus Capital Management (Hibiscus Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Hibiscus BioVentures LLC. The firm is headquartered in Delaware.

Surf Bio, Inc. is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company that develops enhanced therapeutic solutions for various therapeutic areas, including diabetes, oncology, infectious diseases, and gene therapy. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA, and was founded by Jennifer Schneider and Bryan Mazlish. The company leverages a novel biotechnology platform and a breakthrough drug stabilization technology developed in the Appel lab. The technology enables a reduction of refrigeration requirements, transition from IV to subcutaneous therapy, and novel pharmaceutical formulations. Surf Bio was launched by the founders of Bigfoot Biomedical and Mode AGC. Bryan Mazlish has been the CEO since incorporation.

Third Rock Ventures LLC (Third Rock Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Mark Levin, Robert Tepper, Kevin Starr and Nick Leschly. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.